the next three i am black with a 10m TC
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Bd3 Bg4 8. c3 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. h3 Bh5 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Ne4? (better is 12.Bxf6 Bxg3 13.fg gf 14.g4 Bg6) Nxe4 13. Bxe4 h6 14. Be3 O-O-O? (i should've played f5 first to prevent 15.g4) 15. a4? f5 16. Bd3 g5 17. a5 Nd5 18. c4 g4 19. cxd5? (Nh4 is better) gxf3 20. gxf3?? (the point of no return) Rhg8+ 21. Kh1 Qe7 22. f4 (don't be fooled after 22.Rg1 Qh4 23.Bf1 Rxg1+ 24.Kxg1 Rg8+ 25.Kh1 f4! +- if the bishop moves Qxf2 garauntees mate) Bxd1 23. Raxd1 Qh4 24. Kh2 Bxf4+ 25. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Bd3 e6 5. Bxf5 exf5 6. Nf3 f6 7. e6 Bd6 8.c4 Ne7 9. cxd5 Qa5+ 10. Nc3 Nxd5 11. Bd2 Na6 12. O-O Nac7 13. a4 O-O-O 14.Nb5 Qb6 15. Nxd6+ Rxd6 16. a5 Qb5! (and not Qxb2 which gives counter chances to white) 17. b4 Rxe6 18. a6!? (white attempts to storm my castled king) Nxa6 19. Ra5 Qd3 20.Qa4 Rhe8 21. b5 cxb5 22. Rxb5 Nc3!? 23. Rc1?? Qxd2!! 24. Nxd2 Re1+ 25. Nf1 Rxc1 26. Rc5+ Kd8 27. Qa5+? (white must sac the exchange with Rxc3) b6 28. Rxc3 Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 bxa5 30. Ra3 Nb4 31. Rxa5 Nc6 32. Rxf5 Kc7 33. Rc5 Kb6 34. Rc4 Rd8 35. g3 Rxd4 36. Rc2 a5 37. Rb2+ Nb4 38. Ke2 a4 39. Ke3 Kc5 40. h4 a3 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Bd3 e6 5. Bxf5 exf5 6. Nf3 f6 7. e6 Bd6 8.O-O Na6 9. c4 dxc4 10. a4 Nc7 11. Re1 Ne7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Qe2 Re8? (i had meant to play b5 but i simply forgot) 14. Qxc4 Ned5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. a5 Qc8 17. Bd2 Rxe6 18. b4 Qd7 19. Rxe6 Qxe6 20. Re1 Qf7 21. b5 Rc8 22. Rc1 Nf4 23. Qf1 Qd5 24. a6 bxa6 25. bxa6 Re8 26. Bxf4 Bxf4 27. Rb1 g5 28. Rb7 g4 29. g3 gxf3 30. gxf4 (you gotta love the 5 pawn stack, that has to be some kind of record. Despite my terrible position white's king gets the axe first! it takes four moves but the f3 pawn has such a stranglehold that white is powerless to stop it) Qxd4 31. h3 Qxf4 32. Kh1 Qg5 33. Rxa7 Re1 0-1
i welcome all comments and analysis
Originally posted by Sicilian Smaug1) my communication skills are fine.
I have no time to argue with you. I've never liked the sound of you from your forum posts tbh. Maybe you need to relax a bit more and try improve your communication skills.
2) I'm quite relaxed.
BUT CRAP! SOMEONE HAS A MILD DISLIKE FOR ME!?!?!....OH NO, HOWEVER WILL I LIVE?
anyway, I'll end it here -- in order to prevent this thread being de-railed any further.
What about this one: Game 2384087
I just seem to play better against 1400/1500 players than 1300 for some reason, blundering all the time, and seem to play better with black than white too.
I guess I only manage to keep the focus when I am entertained by the game in progress, otherwise, I loose interest in it and just blundered massively.
Originally posted by Jeenice game
What about this one: Game 2384087
I just seem to play better against 1400/1500 players than 1300 for some reason, blundering all the time, and seem to play better with black than white too.
I guess I only manage to keep the focus when I am entertained by the game in progress, otherwise, I loose interest in it and just blundered massively.
i particularly liked your knight sac, but i think white resigned prematurely why not play Nf2 and try to return the knight for a couple of passed pawns. Of course with correct play Nf2 still loses but its not easy to play this out correctly.
Originally posted by aginisI don't think it was resignation ---- it said "move timeout" at the bottom right of my screen.
nice game
i particularly liked your knight sac, but i think white resigned prematurely why not play Nf2 and try to return the knight for a couple of passed pawns. Of course with correct play Nf2 still loses but its not easy to play this out correctly.
but yes, that was an interesting knight sac.
Originally posted by Jeeahhh, i see. well in any case
yep - think that the knight sac is the good bit of it. And yep skull him after one day pass timeout (was a 3/7 days). Don't think there was any escape for him though, those chained pawns were damn well placed, with his Queen and Rook pretty much stucked.
Nf2 is met with Rxf2!! Kxf2 Qf6+ Ke1 (Kg1 c2 Qc1 Qxa1 Qxa1 d2 -+ ) c2 Qc1 Qc3+ Kf2 d2 -+
Originally posted by aginisTwo comments on the second game:
the next three i am black with a 10m TC
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Bd3 Bg4 8. c3 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. h3 Bh5 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Ne4? (better is 12.Bxf6 Bxg3 13.fg gf 14.g4 Bg6) Nxe4 13. Bxe4 h6 14. Be3 O-O-O? (i should've played f5 first to prevent 15.g4) 15. a4? f5 16. Bd3 g5 17. a5 Nd5 18. c4 g4 19. cxd5? (Nh4 is bette ...[text shortened]... stop it) Qxd4 31. h3 Qxf4 32. Kh1 Qg5 33. Rxa7 Re1 0-1
i welcome all comments and analysis
12. ... Nac7? (0-0-0) 13.Ne4! (and not a4? as played in the game) Bb4 14.Nd6+ Kf8 (or Ke7) 15.Nxb7 followed by 16.Bxb4+ and 17.Nc7 +/-
28.Qxa6 (instead of Rxc3) bxc5 29.Qd6+ Kc8 30.Qc6+ and draw by repetition
Originally posted by Mephisto2ok your right about the first one i should have castled first although i'm not sure queenside is best.
Two comments on the second game:
12. ... Nac7? (0-0-0) 13.Ne4! (and not a4? as played in the game) Bb4 14.Nd6+ Kf8 (or Ke7) 15.Nxb7 followed by 16.Bxb4+ and 17.Nc7 +/-
28.Qxa6 (instead of Rxc3) bxc5 29.Qd6+ Kc8 30.Qc6+ and draw by repetition
but on the second one 28.Qxa6 Ne2+! 29.Qxe2 bxc5 30.Qa6 Ree1 31.Qd6+ Ke8 32.Qb8+ Kf7 33.Qxa7+ Kg6 -+
(not that i saw this at the time.)
Thanks for your insights.
Originally posted by aginis"but on the second one 28.Qxa6 Ne2+! 29.Qxe2 bxc5 30.Qa6 Ree1 31.Qd6+ Ke8 32.Qb8+ Kf7 33.Qxa7+ Kg6 -+"
ok your right about the first one i should have castled first although i'm not sure queenside is best.
but on the second one 28.Qxa6 Ne2+! 29.Qxe2 bxc5 30.Qa6 Ree1 31.Qd6+ Ke8 32.Qb8+ Kf7 33.Qxa7+ Kg6 -+
(not that i saw this at the time.)
Thanks for your insights.
Nice try. 32. ... Kf7 33.Qc7+ Kg6 34.Qg3+ etc... draw
i'm gonna post this game even though i lost, because i played the openning so well (i actually put some effort into research ref Topalov-Anand, Linares 1999)
Game 2315507
17...O-O-O? my critical error i should have played Qxb2 Rd1 O-O-O Bxd3 Rd5 -+
27...Ka8 my second critical error i should have played Rf8 first which would leave me ahead.
and perhaps i could've struggled for a draw with 38...Kb8
Originally posted by aginisHmmm....I've just looked at this game, and now, I'm posting my comments, i hope they are helpful.
i'm gonna post this game even though i lost, because i played the openning so well (i actually put some effort into research ref Topalov-Anand, Linares 1999)
Game 2315507
17...O-O-O? my critical error i should have played Qxb2 Rd1 O-O-O Bxd3 Rd5 -+
27...Ka8 my second critical error i should have played Rf8 first which would leave me ahead.
and perhaps i could've struggled for a draw with 38...Kb8
On move 23. Qe2 ...hmm, did you ever consider Qf5!? - to me, this looks stronger because of its several threats (Qxf2, d2+) and also what can the Queen do from e2 that it can't do on f2 (should you capture)?
and if Rd2 (which looks logical) Rg8!
move 27. Rb8
I prefer the look of Ba3! [bxa3? Rb8+ Kc1 Qc2#] -- it serves the same purpose as Rb8 (attacking B2) but, doing things this way means that you don't cramp your king -- if I were black I'd be a little parnoid about a possible queen check down the h1-a8 diagonal, which could only ever be countered with Rb7 (leaving the back rank very vunerable)
a positional, more than tactical consideration perhaps....however my eaxct concern can be seen on move later, If Qxd2 Qf3+ Rb7 hxg8=Q+ Bf8 Qxf8#
so, I actually think one of your major mistakes was 27. Rb8.
I merely skimmed through the rest, as i thought the win was easy.
EDIT:_
btw, you mark 27. Ka8 as a mistake, is that a typo? --- do you mean 26. Ka8?, or have you already concluded that 27.Rb8 is a mistake(like I did), because I'm not exactly sure.
Originally posted by Mephisto2what about 31...Kc8 32.Qc6+ Kb8 33.Qb5+ Kc7 34.Qa5+ Kc6 35.Qa4+ Kd5 36.Qd7+ Kc4 37.Qa4+ Kd3 38.Qb3+ Kxd4 and then back to f7 followed by Re7.
"but on the second one 28.Qxa6 Ne2+! 29.Qxe2 bxc5 30.Qa6 Ree1 31.Qd6+ Ke8 32.Qb8+ Kf7 33.Qxa7+ Kg6 -+"
Nice try. 32. ... Kf7 33.Qc7+ Kg6 34.Qg3+ etc... draw
Originally posted by Shinidokiwell i like Qe2 over Qf5 its an extra tempo to take on f2.
Hmmm....I've just looked at this game, and now, I'm posting my comments, i hope they are helpful.
On move 23. Qe2 ...hmm, did you ever consider Qf5!? - to me, this looks stronger because of its several threats (Qxf2, d2+) and also what can the Queen do from e2 that it can't do on f2 (should you capture)?
and if Rd2 (which looks logical) Rg8!
m ...[text shortened]... you already concluded that 27.Rb8 is a mistake(like I did), because I'm not exactly sure.
26.Ka6 may have been better than Ka8 but i realized that Ka8 was adequate and that 27.Rb7 was the error. i like your suggestion of 27.Ba3 even better than my Rf8, i don't see any defense against the mate other than sacking the queen.
my problem is that i usually think on moves for a minute maybe two when i should be spending more time.